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The Forgotten Refugees
On April 18, our CAMERA Fellow at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Max Heller hosted a screening of The Forgotten Refugees on his campus.
The documentary film reveals the story of the approximately 700,000-1,000,000 Jews who were persecuted and expelled from the Arab and Muslim countries in which they lived during and after the founding of Israel. These Jews were forced out of their homes, and were made to abandon millions of dollars in property and possessions to illegal confiscation by their host countries. Many Jewish refugees made their way to Israel and were absorbed, but the truth of their expulsions is infrequently discussed in media.
As Max wrote, "I wanted to open students' eyes to a side of the [Arab-Israeli] conflict that is often neglected, which is the fact that there are Jewish refugees [from Arab and Muslim countries] living around the world. Much is made of Palestinian refugees in Israel, but few people pay attention to the fact that many Jews lived around the world under brutal conditions."
Max screened the film to 30 interested students, many of whom had never attended an Israel-related event before. After the screening, the students heard from an Israeli journalist and author, Ben-Dror Yemini, who spoke via Skype about his family's exodus from Yemen. Max reported, "Students were highly engaged in the film and listened intently to Ben-Dror's story. Many were genuinely surprised that this Jewish refugee issue even existed."
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*PHP Version 5.2.11

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Any clue what can I do to fix it?

A: Am I missing something, or can you simply end your php tag and place an HTML IMG instead?
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list($width, $height) = getimagesize($plik);
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<img alt="test image" src="<?php echo $plik;?>" height="<?php echo $new_height;?>" width="<?php echo $new_width;?>">

Unless I am grossly missing something, I don't understand the need for such a complicated method of creating an image when you can just do this.

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It seems you are running low on available memory and getting a fatal error when trying to allocate memory with $image = imagecreatefromjpeg($plik);.
You can increase the allowed memory size with
ini_set('memory_limit', '16M');
ini_set('memory_limit', -1); // no limit

But you may want to make sure your application is not leaking memory.
The PHP memory management documentation may also be useful.

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calling PHP's ob_clean() function clears output buffer before calling the header function.
I got the answer from the link below.
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Jon Jones set to return to UFC competition in Las Vegas
The longtime UFC light heavyweight champion will make his heavyweight debut for the belt in the main event of UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena on March 4.
By Adam Hill / Las Vegas Review-Journal
Updated January 14, 2023 - 7:24 pm
Jon Jones speaks during a press conference ahead of UFC 247, where he is slated to take on Dominick Reyes,Êat T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
UFC star Jon Jones is finally set to return to action for the first time in more than two years.
Jones, considered the greatest light heavyweight in mixed martial arts history, will make his heavyweight debut for the vacant belt against former title challenger Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 285 on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena.
The fight was first revealed by a mobile billboard at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday afternoon, though officials said at the time nothing was official. Jones spoke after a training session in Phoenix later Saturday and said he was in line to fight Gane in March.
UFC president Dana White then ended the speculation late Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas, after the UFC Fight Night 217 card that saw Sean Strickland defeat Nassourdine Imavov by unanimous decision in the main event.
White confirmed the fight will happen and that the T-Mobile Arena billboard was displayed prematurely, scooping the formal unveiling of the bout.
"I was very, very angry a few hours ago," White said. "I'm over it now."
The announcement of the fight means heavyweight champion and Las Vegas resident Francis Ngannou has been stripped of his belt and will become a free agent. He suffered a knee injury in his victory over Gane in January 2022 and has been in a contract standoff with the UFC during his recovery.
White said the UFC has released Ngannou of all contractual obligations, including any matching rights, and added that Jones has signed a new eight-fight deal as part of this agreement.
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Jon Jones was charged with aggravated DWI after allegedly discharging a firearm in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March 2020.
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RJ's Adam Hill named state's Sportswriter of the Year
Adam Hill, a graduate of Silverado High and UNLV, is this year's Nevada Sportswriter of the Year, the National Sports Media Association announced last week.
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Dana White says hitting his wife an indefensible act
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UFC president Dana White said Wednesday that all the criticism he has received since the video surfaced has been warranted.
'Embarrassed' Dana White apologizes for slapping wife in video
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UFC president Dana White and his wife Anne were captured exchanging slaps in a Cabo San Lucas nightclub on New Year's Eve in a video obtained by TMZ.
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The two headlining bouts on Saturday's UFC 282 card at T-Mobile Arena will likely be far more remembered for judging issues than anything that happened inside the cage.
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So I've been on a mission to draw more, because let me tell you it is true that if you don't use it you lose it. Fear not though, because although it may start off rocky the more you draw the better you get. Let me offer up an example. Yesterday I shared about Ed Dobson. I was immediately amazed by his wavy, out of control, but oh so perfect beard. So I decided I would try to draw his face. This was the first attempt.
It's so bad that I find it hysterical. It's what I imagine a troll would look like. Also, it says open me pulease because in my notebook it's taped over the finished sketch and I was a little concerned that someone might flip through it and think I was really this terrible at drawing. So even if the first time you try to draw it's this bad keep going and it will get better.
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Pubdate: Fri, 22 Sep 2017
Source: Detroit Free Press (MI)
Copyright: 2017 Detroit Free Press
Contact: http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/opinion04/50926009
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Author: Giacomo Bologna
77-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR GROWING MARIJUANA
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two plainclothes detectives were driving a white
unmarked pickup truck through a heavily forested road in Polk County
on an overcast day in March 2012.
A woman had called the sheriff's office in December. Her identity had
been stolen, she said, and new credit cards were being sent to an
address in Polk County.
The detectives couldn't find the home in the rural area 45 miles north
of Springfield, so instead they stopped at the next closest address --
the home of Charles Frederick White.
The investigation into the identity theft was dropped. The
investigation of one of the largest marijuana-growing operations in
Polk County history had begun.
The detectives drove up the long driveway to White's house and parked
behind it.
They took notice of the mowed grass, the well-manicured flowerbed, the
screened-in porch -- and a distinctly skunk-like smell.
One of the detectives said he smelled it more than a hundred times
before -- unharvested marijuana plants.
A 71-year-old man with a raccoon-hunting headlamp walked up to
The detectives spoke to White, the property owner, for a few minutes,
then left. They noticed a security camera on a fence post on their way
A search warrant would be obtained, and investigators would eventually
say White was growing more than 1,700 marijuana plants.
It appears no details have been reported on the case since a 2012 news
release, when the Polk County sheriff announced the biggest indoor
marijuana bust in his more than 20 years in law enforcement.
On Wednesday, White, now 77 with failing eyesight, walked into the
federal courtroom with a cane in his hand and chains around his feet.
Judge Douglas Harpool struggled with his decision to sentence White to
10 years in prison. He said he researched any way he could give White
less than the 10-year-minimum sentence but failed to find one.
"This is not a sentence I feel particularly good about," Harpool
White's attorneys have long argued that the case should have never
reached a sentencing, saying White has been unfairly targeted by
local, state and federal authorities.
Authorities already had their eye on White long before March 2012, his
attorneys say, when overzealous detectives illegally stepped on his
property -- and trampled his constitutional rights.
According to a motion filed by White's attorneys, this case didn't
begin with a woman's identity being stolen -- it began in a Kansas
City parking lot in 2010.
Court records show that a Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant
observed White and another man leaving a hydroponics store and filling
a pickup truck with plant-growing equipment.
According to court filings, White was the focus of a brief
Details of that investigation were never passed onto the Polk County
Sheriff's Office, the federal prosecutor said.
The discovery of more than 1,700 marijuana plants on White's property,
authorities said, was just luck.
The detectives testified that they had never met or heard of White
before coming onto his property in March 2012.
The detectives also said they didn't notice a gate with a "No
Trespassing" sign when they drove down White's driveway.
That's not true, White said in court filings. The gate was closed, he
said, and they had no right to open it and enter his property.
Two neighbors testified in court, saying they had lived next to White
for years, and he never had his gate open. One said he saw officers
approach the gate that day, get out of their car, undo the chain and
open the gate.
Authorities twice went onto White's property before obtaining a search
warrant, court records show.
White's attorneys filed a motion to suppress evidence in the case, but
a federal judge ruled against White.
In another attempt to have the case dismissed, in 2015, White's new
attorney Jason Coatney said federal law was being unfairly applied to
White. In a motion, Coatney said the federal government has a
"schizophrenic" approach to marijuana laws.
Prosecuting White for something that would be legal in Colorado is a
violation of White's 14th Amendment rights, Coatney argued.
If the federal government is letting it happen in Colorado and other
states, Coatney said, they should let it happen in Missouri.
Coatney also pointed to 2013 guidelines from the Department of Justice
that told federal prosecutors to prioritize marijuana cases that
involve organized crime or distribute to children -- neither of which
apply to White.
A federal judge ruled against White, and the case again moved toward
In February, White pleaded guilty to manufacturing more than 1,000
marijuana plants.
Since early 2015, White has been housed at the Greene County Jail.
A pre-sentencing report calculated that White should serve at least 24
years in prison. That was partly due to White's criminal past. He was
convicted in 1990 of manufacturing more than 600 marijuana plants and
in 2004 of manufacturing more than 100 marijuana plants.
Under a plea deal, the federal prosecutor suggested the minimum
sentence under U.S. law: 10 years.
Coatney suggested home confinement, but Harpool, the judge, said that
couldn't apply.
Harpool eventually sentenced White to 10 years in prison but said he
would suggest that the Bureau of Prisons consider a "compassionate
release" for White.
Four people -- family and friends of White -- came to the sentencing
hearing. They were upset at the sentence and upset the case was never
thrown out.
"He's a good man. He's always been happy and cheerful," White's
stepdaughter, Valerie Patterson, said. "He's never had a history of
violence."
Robert Murphy, a friend, said officers entered White's property
unlawfully.
"He's a farmer. He's always been a farmer," Murphy said. "When he was
busted, he was busted illegally."
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David Scheuer spent much of his adult life sailing on Lake Champlain in Vermont. He never imagined his love of the lake might one day be linked with a devastating illness—Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). While no single factor can be blamed for Scheuer developing ALS at the age of 63, a growing body of scientific investigation points to it may be from cyanobacteria—algal blooms that grow in waters all over the world—which is a possible risk factor. A generous gift by Scheuer's family is now funding research examining the connection.
David Scheuer's symptoms began in early 2014, when his life partner, Glynda McKinnon, noticed that he was slurring some of his words. By summer, Scheuer noticed he was having difficulty pronouncing certain words. Then, in September 2014, after months of medical tests, he received the diagnosis that he and McKinnon had feared—Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
The two had spent seven years together. Scheuer was a successful real estate developer, passionate about building healthy, walkable communities. In his younger years, he had been a nationally ranked downhill skier. McKinnon filled her days working as a director of major giving for what is now Vermont PBS, caring for the horses she and Scheuer enjoyed riding, and staying involved with her three adult children. The diagnosis changed everything. As Scheuer's ALS took hold of his body, McKinnon became his primary caregiver.
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By mid-summer 2015, Scheuer was struggling to walk, eat, and simply breathe. In ALS, certain nerve cells that control the muscles in the body slowly die, eventually causing complete paralysis. Only about 1 in 10 people with ALS have a family history of the disease; the cause for most people, including Scheuer, is unknown. Many theories exist, including a suspected association with long-term exposure to cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae.
Scheuer held on until McKinnon's birthday, August 4. On August 5, he chose to end his suffering, employing Vermont's Patient Choice at End of Life law, following a plan that he had discussed with his primary care doctor months before.
Compassion and Knowledge
"Dave was very clear how he wanted to live his life and how he wanted to die," says McKinnon. "He knew that he didn't want to prolong the illness. Still, he wanted the best care possible, which led him to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock ALS Clinic and neurologist Elijah Stommel."
Dartmouth-Hitchcock's ALS clinic provides multidisciplinary care for individuals living with ALS: neurology, pulmonary medicine, nutrition, speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing and social worker assistance to help manage some of the challenges associated with the disease. Nationally, about 2 in 100,000 people are diagnosed with ALS in the U.S. each year; between the ages of 55 and 70, the rate is much higher—about 1 in 300.
"The care at Dartmouth-Hitchcock was remarkable and always very professional," says McKinnon of Scheuer's experiences. "He felt that there was compassion for him and knowledge, which was very important to him. His visits with Dr. Stommel ended up being more conversational than clinical. They got to know each other as people. They realized that they shared many of the same interests and passions—specifically music. Dave often said that the best part of having ALS was meeting Dr. Stommel."
Among the topics they discussed was Stommel's research on the possible connection between ALS and cyanobacteria. Stommel, a professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and other scientists worldwide suspect that long-term exposure to neurotoxins produced by certain species of blue-green algae may trigger ALS in some individuals. A generous gift in Scheuer's memory from his family's foundation is now helping to support Stommel's work.
Environmental Connections
The most compelling evidence implicating blue-green algae comes from studies in Guam, where rates of neurodegenerative diseases were once very high. The native foods were found to contain high concentrations of a particular blue-green algae neurotoxin called BMAA, which was also found in the brains of natives who died from neurodegenerative diseases.
Stommel first began investigating the blue-green algae connection in 2008, when he noticed that many of his ALS patients lived close to Lake Mascoma in New Hampshire, a lake known to have algal blooms. In 2009, Stommel and his collaborator Tracie Caller, MD, also a neurologist at D-H, published a scientific paper showing that the incidence of ALS for those living near the lake was 25 times higher than expected for the population there. In a more recent study, the team found high levels of the neurotoxin BMAA in brain samples from a large fish from the lake. Stommel's lab has also found cyanobacteria in the lungs of patients who have died of ALS and others without the disease who live near waterbodies.
Through a collaboration with researchers at the University of Vermont supported by grants and philanthropic funds, Stommel's team is examining samples of lung and brain tissue from patients who have died from various causes. They're looking for an association between cyanobacteria in the lungs and neurodegeneration in the brain. In a small study, they found such an association in patients who had lived within a quarter-mile of lakes; no similar association was seen in patients who lived farther from water bodies. Larger studies with more tissue samples are needed to prove the correlation.
Stommel and Caller have also teamed up with geographer Nathan Torbick, PhD, to map areas of higher-than-expected rates of ALS and lake water quality in northern New England. They have found that, in general, areas with poor lake water quality—conditions conducive to algal blooms—were significantly more likely to be ALS hotspots. Likewise, areas with relatively good lake water quality were significantly less likely to have high rates of ALS.
One of the maps, in particular, is startling for anyone who has spent years on the shores of Lake Champlain's Shelburne Bay, as Scheuer did. A bright red swatch, signifying a hotspot for poor water quality and ALS, blankets that region of the map.
"Dave really did believe that there was some connection," says McKinnon.
However, Stommel stops short of calling longterm cyanobacteria exposure a definite risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases. The science is "becoming more and more interesting," he says, but it's notoriously hard to prove that any particular environmental toxin, especially one that is so common, is a significant risk factor for a neurodegenerative disease.
"With most cases of ALS, there are probably genetic predispositions and then on top of that, there is some environmental influence," explains Stommel. "That's no surprise. That's what we see in cancer, too. As with cancer, it's probably not one environmental hit but multiple over a lifetime."
In an effort to test the cyanobacteria risk theory and to identify other environmental and lifestyle risks for ALS, Stommel and his team are expanding their research beyond Northern New England. They recently received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control to examine ALS cases in Ohio and possible clusters around Lake Erie.
If toxins from blue-green algae proves to be a driver of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases, Stommel envisions that one day people may be able to be tested and treated for the toxins. But it will likely take years of research and clinical trials, as well as significant funding, to get to that point.
Raising Awareness and Dollars
For McKinnon, Stommel's research has inspired her to take action now. "When Dave passed away, I realized that I couldn't just go on living my life without sharing the evolving science on ALS and the environment. I feel there is a need to educate the public around the environmental risks of blue-green algae," she says. In 2016, she co-hosted two research symposiums featuring Stommel and other scientists in Shelburne, Vermont. She's also reaching out to legislators, the environmental community, and other concerned citizens in her region to raise awareness in Vermont and beyond.
"So, basically, I have two goals," says McKinnon. "One is to raise money for Dr. Stommel to continue his research, which Dave and his family supported wholeheartedly. And secondly, to raise the awareness on the research linking cyanobacteria—blue-green algae—to neurodegenerative diseases.
"I have taken a small piece of a very large puzzle," she adds. But she's clearly up for the challenge.


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Victoria Beckham collaborates with sculptor Emily Young
After featuring her designs in her Autumn Winter collection, Beckham taps Young for an exhibition to coincide with Frieze
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Fine art and fine jewellery—it's all the same these days. Just ask Emily Young, who has been called "Britain's greatest living stone sculptor" by the Financial Times.
The granddaughter of sculptor Kathleen Scott, a colleague of Rodin who was married to Captain Robert Scott, leader of the famed 1912 expedition to the Antarctic, Young began her career as a painter before turning to sculpture in the 1980s.
Her large-scale works now exist in permanent collections at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester and the Imperial War Museum in London, as well as in the churchyard of St Paul's Cathedral, but it was her smaller decorative pieces that caught the eye of Victoria Beckham.
Created using offcuts from larger stones Young was using elsewhere in her work, the jewels were featured in the runway show for Beckham's Autumn/Winter 2017 collection.
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What is the metaverse—and is there value for manufacturers in this digital future?
Consumers are entering the metaverse. How and where can manufacturers meet them?
By Randal Kenworthy
This article was originally featured in the August 2022 issue of the Manufacturing Leadership Journal. ©2022 Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of Manufacturers. All Rights Reserved.
Businesses around the world took note when Facebook announced that it was changing its name to Meta Platforms, Inc., formally focusing the company's future around the concept of the metaverse.
There's been significant interest from manufacturing companies on this topic ever since. The Manufacturing Leadership Council's webcast on the metaverse, for example, drew one of its largest audiences ever.
But is there value in the metaverse for manufacturing?
A number of questions routinely come up in conversations with manufacturing companies about the metaverse that require answers:
Will adoption live up to the hype?
What is the business opportunity?
Why invest in the metaverse?
Where in the value chain should companies invest effort to realize the benefits?
How can manufacturing companies get started?
We'll answer those questions and others below.
How do we define the metaverse? And what is Autonomous X?
It's important to develop a solid understanding of what the metaverse means and what it actually is. That, of course, is easier said than done—there's significant buzz and points of view swirling around, so we'll offer a more simplified definition: The metaverse is the next generation of the internet—a virtual, interconnected reality seamlessly woven into our physical world. In other words, it's a convergence of digital and physical environments.
Most common definitions include three key components, including digital environments, such as Horizon Worlds or Oculus; a mechanism for interacting with those digital worlds through augmented reality, virtual reality, or even brain-computer interfaces; and a commerce engine in the digital world, such as Web 3.0, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or blockchain.
But there's a fourth component not often found in other definitions: Autonomous X. There's a digital transition underway in many industries—from connected to intelligent to autonomous.
Consider the example of a factory: Companies can use 3D renderings to engineer and design a factory. Through IoT connectivity among products, manufacturing operations, vehicles, and buildings, people can now begin to monitor factory systems more intelligently. In the future, digital twins will manage those buildings, making Autonomous X the fourth element of the metaverse.
The other key aspect of Autonomous X for manufacturing is that it allows persistence without human intervention. If you're in a virtual game with three other people and they leave, there is no activity—or persistence—in that virtual world. But in manufacturing, there can be persistence without human intervention.
In an autonomous building, a digital twin with intelligence can maintain the HVAC, security systems, and environmental controls so that both the virtual and physical worlds can continue to operate. That's what makes the Autonomous X such a critical factor when defining the metaverse for manufacturers.
Which elements already exist for manufacturers?
There's excitement about what the metaverse may look like in manufacturing, including the potential for full, virtual stores with digital-only products that create new revenue streams.
Here's how I described what this may look like to my 11-year-old daughter: Imagine you're watching a U.S. women's national soccer team match in Oculus. Kristine Lilly scores a goal, and an ad pops up asking if you'd like to purchase the same soccer cleats she's wearing. You click on it and select the option to customize the cleat with your school logo and your name on the back. Press the button, Nike manufacturers it, and ships it to you in three days.
That's just one example of how the metaverse could drive convergence between entertainment, customer experience, customization, and manufacturing. Many of the building blocks for this scenario exist today, suggesting that this future may not be so far away. Still, this future-state will be a practical progression rather than a sudden shift.
What do executives think about the metaverse today?
West Monroe recently surveyed 150 C-suite executives from a cross section of industries, including consumer and industrial products, to understand their current views about the metaverse.
Is there business value? Most executives believe the metaverse will present business value for their organizations over the next one to five years: 57% believe it has some potential business value, and 29% believe it holds significant business value. But viewpoints differ by industry: Consumer packaged goods manufacturers were the most optimistic industry surveyed, with 43% of CPG executives believing the metaverse holds significant value for their organizations.
Where should you invest? Many businesses have already begun (or plan to soon) exploring augmented reality and virtual reality technologies that will play a significant role in the metaverse. Results of the survey showed a slight leaning toward external use cases such as improving marketing campaigns or customer experience: 45% of companies are exploring these technologies now for external use, versus 39% that are actively looking at internal use cases.
Consumer packaged goods and industrial manufacturing companies are more likely than average to be planning for external uses in the next 12 months. This could include field operations and maintenance, where augmented reality applications are already being deployed today.
How should you start exploring the metaverse?
Become educated: The metaverse is a rapidly evolving concept, and there are many points of view about what it is and what it means. Following the trends is critical. Even if your organization isn't ready to fully invest today, it should be willing to experiment and be thinking about the future—it's likely that your competitors already are.
Create cross-functional innovation teams to begin building and testing the strategy: The best metaverse opportunity could be in research and development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, or another area across the value chain. We don't yet know what applications will have the greatest impact for the manufacturing industry, and it will likely vary by company. Creating cross-functional teams increases your organization's ability to identify, evaluate, and prioritize the best use cases
Identify potential sources of value: If you haven't read the terms and conditions of your Oculus, you should. Consider this: You are essentially providing Mark Zuckerberg with a window into your house and life. The data that can be gathered is breathtaking—and intimidating. Meta can read your eye patterns to understand what interests you, know the size of your hands, and see everything that's in the physical space you're playing in.
There are massive privacy concerns here—another topic for another time—but the point is that there is a tremendous amount of data that can be gathered via the metaverse. Just imagine what could be done with this information. There will be other more direct sources of value, but it's imperative to have your cross-functional team think beyond the obvious sources. This will help direct your organization in the next step of identifying where to pilot and test.
Think big, start small, and act fast: There will be strategic choices to make: Do you want to be part of building the new infrastructure? Do you want to monetize content and virtual assets? Do you want to create B2B or B2C content—or even inward-facing experiences such as customer showrooms, virtual conferences, or remote collaboration solutions? Or do you want to attract existing customers and/or prospects through advertising? Be strategic—but also remain practical as you begin testing and validating the opportunities.
Pilot, monitor, and report on metaverse-related initiatives: Innovate and test practical use cases while also keeping a close eye on where the industry is creating critical mass. This will help create a flywheel effect. Without an institutionalized process to monitor, report on, and test opportunities, you could potentially be disrupted rather than leap-frogging the competition.
Stay practical: All of this is emerging at a time when manufacturing organizations are still adjusting to the upheaval of the past two years. It is critical to be strategic and proactive, but at the same time remain practical as companies look at the potential of the metaverse in an industrial setting in the years ahead.
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Topless pioneer Carol Doda dies in San Francisco at 78
By Nathan Salant Nov 13, 2015 in Odd News
San Francisco - Pioneering topless performer Carol Doda, who sang, danced and stripped at a San Francisco nightclub that used a giant neon likeness of her to illuminate its doorway, died Wednesday at 78.
Ms. Doda, who inspired a new generation of exotic dance with her topless performances at the Condor Club in the city's once-bawdy North Beach district in the 1960s, died of complications from kidney failure, according to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
Ms. Doda died Nov. 9, the newspaper said.
A memorial service for the world famous performer is planned for Nov. 22 at the Tupelo club and restaurant on Grant Avenue, just up the street from the Condor.
Ms. Doda rocketed to fame after she revolutionized go-go dancing by performing topless at the Condor and, a short time later, enhanced the size of her breasts from 34B to 44DD with silicone injections, which were nearly unheard of at the time.
"Carol Doda was a part of that early scene that transformed North Beach into what one would expect to see in New Orleans or in some of the areas in Paris," former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown told the Chronicle.
"She was bright, able, beautiful, creative and outrageous," he said.
"San Francisco history is made up of characters, and Carol certainly was one of those," said Charlotte Shultz, San Francisco's official chief of protocol.
"She changed Broadway and made news around the world," Ms. Shultz said. "People said, 'Only in San Francisco,' and we didn't mind people saying that."
But Ms. Doda was more than just a topless dancer.
She was a singer who fronted a band, the Lucky Stiffs, in the 1990s, a comedian and a great friend, her lifelong associate, Dick Winn, told the Chronicle.
"She was much more than just dancing," said Winn, who performed show tunes with her in recent years.
"She was one of the fastest comedians I ever knew for coming back with wisecracks," he said. "She was a wonderfully caring person who listened to you and gave good advice."
Her performances at the Condor usually featured a white piano that descended from the ceiling, with her atop it.
She would dance and sing a few numbers before the piano rose back to the ceiling with her still on it.
"She launched the topless craze that swept San Francisco and the nation in the 1960s," said Ernie Beyl, author of the recently published book "Sketches from a North Beach Journal," that has a chapter titled "Carol Doda and her Swimsuit."
"It's invigorating to live in a city where one of the most prominent citizens was a topless dancer," Beyl wrote.
Shultz said that in 1964, when San Francisco hosted the Republican National Convention where Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater was nominated for president, "the big request from delegates was for reservations to see Carol Doda at the Condor."
"She was an important part of North Beach San Francisco," said longtime publicist Lee Housekeeper, known for representing emerging rock bands like Jefferson Airplane in the 1960s
"She came at a time when the Beats were handing the torch to the hippies, and she turned the world upside-down," he said.
Ms. Doda, who said she never married, is survived by her son, Tom Smith, and grandson, Westin T. Smith, both of Napa; Calif.; and seven cousins. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Smith Terzian.
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David Nugent of Leicester, Glen Murray of Palace & Lukas Jutkiewicz of Burnley have all been prolific in preseason, scoring 4, 5 & 6 goals respectively. With their cost as low as 5 or 5.5, they can prove to be good buys for managers looking for a cheap third striker. Gylfi Sigurdsson, who wont be cheap for long looks like an ideal deal for all fantasy managers, the way he was two years ago. His price has already gone up from 6 to 6.2 in just 2 days.
As mentioned earlier, Leicester City & QPR wouldn't be good choices for fantasy managers as they line up against the premier league heavyweights. Also, it would be safe to avoid picking defenders from Liverpool or City as the last time's toppers face off in the first big match of the season. It would also be worth noticing that Liverpool face a tough set of fixtures in the coming weeks. Fantasy managers are advised to make necessary changes.
Gylfi Sigurdsson : The Iceland international scored heavily in GW1 with 13 points. The star performance against Man Utd with a goal and an assist means he is the joint top scorer among midfielders along with Rahim Sterling.
Cesc Fabregas : The former Arsenal player was on song against Burnley on his debut for Chelsea. He was the architect of two of Chelsea's goals and also earned three bonus points last GW. During his last season in Premier League, the midfielder scored 128 points in 1880 minutes in Fantasy Premier League.
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Emirati Astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori Returns Safely To Earth After Historic Mission
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Hazzaa Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut, along with astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksey Ovchinin, returned to Earth safely, after completing his eight-day scientific mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The hatch closing of the Soyuz MS-12 took place at 8:20 am UAE time.
SCISYS develops European database for the identification and avoidance of space debris hazards
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DLR Space Management has commissioned the Bochum space experts at SCISYS Deutschland GmbH to implement a central database for data and information as part of the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking Project (EUSST).
Astrobotic Commends Senate NASA Funding Bill's Strong Resources For Lunar Science, Exploration
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Astrobotic commends the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee for providing strong funding for NASA's Lunar Discovery and Exploration initiative in its FY2020 bill.
UK's Ministry Of Defence Announces £1.5 Million Boost For Military Space Innovation
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A US interagency working group has spent more than a year trying to hammer out rules governing how long should dead satellites remain in space.
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A Perspective on APSCO TUBITAK Uzay Training Course on Space Law
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The biennial "space law" training course of Asia_Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) was held this time in cooperation with TUBITAK Uzay and UNOOSA for four days from 18th to 21st of September, 2019 in Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey.
#SpaceWatchGL Op'ed: Here's how the Emirati astronauts get fit and focused for the UAE's first mission to space
Torsten Kriening September 22, 2019 Features, Middle East, Opinion, Policy and Law, Region, Space, Space Exploration, Space Missions, Space Tourism
The UAE's first astronaut, Major Hazza Al Mansouri, takes off for the eight-day mission on September 25 at 5.56pm. When his spacecraft docks with the International Space Station (ISS) at midnight, he will become the first Arab to set foot there.
New Global Space Safety Coalition Established
Helen Jameson September 20, 2019 News, Policy and Law, Space, Space Missions
A first-of-its-kind global ad hoc coalition dedicated to developing and maintaining a set of "living" space-safety best practices was announced today at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference – AMOS.
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Talikatte is a village in the Holalkere Taluk of Chitradurga District in Karnataka. About 1400 families live in this village. Majority of people living in this village belong to the Kuruba Gowda caste.

It's a remote village with no buses plying to it.

It has become famous all over India as the village home to about 800 teachers. No other village in India has produced so many teachers. Each family in the village has at least one person in the teaching profession. The teachers of Talikatte have settled all over Karnataka.

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Villages in Chitradurga district

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The Suva Reka massacre (, ) refers to the mass murder of Kosovo Albanian civilians committed by Serbian police officers on 26 March 1999 in Suva Reka, Kosovo, during the 1999 NATO bombings of Yugoslavia.

Massacre

There were 48 victims of the Suva Reka massacre, including fourteen who were under 15 years old. Forty-six were members of the Berisha family - who were targeted because they had rented one of their homes to the OSCE observers in Suva Reke/Suharekë, who provided a sense of security to the local Albanians but withdrew from the area when NATO bombing began. A woman and two children survived the massacre. The victims were locked inside a pizzeria into which two hand grenades were thrown. Before taking the bodies out of the pizzeria, the police allegedly shot anyone still showing signs of life. The bodies of the victims were later transported to Serbia and buried in mass graves near a police facility at Batajnica, near Belgrade.

Aftermath
The investigation into the Suva Reka massacre started three years after the mass graves in Serbia had been discovered. More than 100 witnesses were questioned during the trial, including Shureta Berisha, who survived the crime by jumping out of the truck that was transporting the corpses. Serbia's War Crimes prosecutor has charged eight policemen for the massacre, including members of the 37th SPU of the Serbian MUP. Key witnesses of the Office of the Prosecutor are former police members who are able to describe in detail the murder of Albanian civilians and the removal of their bodies from Suva Reka.

After a three-year trial, a War Crimes court found four former policemen guilty of the massacre and sentenced two of them to a maximum of 20 years in jail, one to 15 years and another to 13 years. However, the Serbian War Crimes prosecutors said that they would appeal the verdicts, especially because the prime suspect — the commander of the unit that carried out the massacre — was acquitted. Suva Reka is the first war crimes case in Serbia related to the mass graves discovered after Slobodan Milošević's ouster.

See also
 List of massacres in the Kosovo War
 War crimes in Kosovo

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Serbian war crimes in the Kosovo War
Massacres in 1999
Anti-Albanian sentiment
1999 crimes in Kosovo
Suva Reka
1999 in Kosovo
March 1999 events in Europe
Crimes committed by law enforcement


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(Tokyo, October 26, 2021): To commemorate Kashmir Black Day, Ambassador Imtiaz Ahmed hosted a briefing session for representatives of prominent Japanese media and think tanks at the Embassy.
In his remarks, the Ambassador highlighted the internationally recognized legal and political dimensions of the Kashmir dispute with special reference to illegal occupation by Indian Security forces in 1947. He added that for the last 73 years India has unleashed a reign of terror and brutalities against innocent Kashmiri people, who have however, shown unmatched resilience and continued struggle for their just cause.
The Ambassador also apprised the media persons about India's illegal acts of August 5, 2019 and subsequent unprecedented human right violations, crackdown, media blockade, extra judicial killings in fake encounters, digital lockdown and demographic apartheid in Indian illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK). The Ambassador emphasized that it is imperative that the UNSC and international community back its words with concrete actions for the sake of justice and human dignity.
Senior representatives from The Nikkei Asia, The Yomiuiri Shimbun, JIJI Press, Sasakawa Peace Foundation and The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies attended the event.


Peter Miskell, a second year undergraduate student, was chosen to represent Memorial at the 2010 Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists' (CSPG) Student Industry Field Trip (SIFT) in Calgary from May 2-14. During SIFT, Mr. Miskell and his teammates were awarded the SIFT 2010 Technical Interpretation Award for best geological and technical understanding and interpretation during the exploration seminar game. The exploration seminar game was judged by members from industry from Suncor, Conoco, Cenovus, Imperial and Devon.
SIFT is the flagship outreach program for the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geoscientists (CSPG) and is sponsored by a multitude of companies. This two week trip to Calgary included lectures presented by experienced, well-known professionals in the petroleum industry, core workshop seminars, field trips to the Rocky Mountains and Dinosaur Provincial Park, a rig tour, and a student-industry wine and cheese. Throughout the duration of the trip, students are also involved in an exploration seminar game that allows the students to apply techniques practiced in the petroleum industry.


VAN NUYS, CA (November 29, 2017) — Large-cabin operator Jet Edge International announced today that it is relocating its corporate headquarters to a new, cutting-edge facility. Jet Edge signed a long-term lease for a state-of-the-art building at the north end of Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles. The move, the latest in a series of milestones for Jet Edge, has been fueled by the company's exceptional growth while continuing to deliver best-in-class large-cabin service to a discerning customer base.
LOS ANGELES (November 14, 2017) — Jet Edge International, a global leader in large-cabin private jet aviation, named Greg Johnson as its new Senior Vice President of Aircraft Management Sales. An established industry veteran, Johnson comes to Jet Edge after overseeing Aircraft Management Sales at a number of leading aviation firms.
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LOS ANGELES (June 20, 2017) — Jet Edge International, a leading full-service private aviation company based in Los Angeles, continues its expansion by stationing a Legacy 600 large cabin jet at Oakland International Airport. This aircraft is available for charter immediately and is one of the company's 55 large-cabin private jets, strategically positioned in high-demand private jet charter markets throughout the world.
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[PowerShell] Name Parameters When Using ForEach-Object…or else!
…or else you script may not work properly. That's all, I'm not that scary.
I have a quick function just to check the total size of full, differential, and log backups in a folder. It's handy because we group the database backups into a folder per database and we label all backups files based on what type of backup we're taking e.g. full = ".bak", diff = ".diff", and log = ".trn".
Now this is not an advanced function.
There's no mention of [cmdletbinding()] and no mention of param() in there.
While it uses Get-ChildItem, there's no mention of the -Path parameter so it only works on the current directory you're on.
All that being said, it does exactly why I ask for when I run it in the correct location.
However, on this server, there are 20 different database folders and I want a list of all of them. So how do I do that?
Again, I don't have a $path parameter (I swear I'll add it in eventually) so I have to be physically in the directory before I can run my function.
Simple enough, we just add a Get-ChildItem, do a ForEach-Object, and then run my function.
However, with quick scripts, I don't come from a Linux background so I don't normally use ls or a Windows command line background so I don't normally use dir either. I come from a Windows GUI background so the closest I get to shortcuts are not naming the parameters.
Yes, I know it's still wrong. SPOILER ALERT: I'm not going to change it.
What's this? Ah damn, after everything is done we are still in one of the database directories instead of the parent folder. I know it's a small thing but it annoyed me so I aimed to fix the above line to account for it.
It is here that we meet our foe!
I've read enough about PowerShell to know that ForEach-Object has an -End parameter that gets run after everything in the -Process parameter has run. Therefore I can just use that to go back to the parent directory after I'm done running my function on all the database folders!
Not required? We'll see about that!
Now I happen to know that logically -End is at the end so it should come after the -Process scriptblock. So I modify my ad-hoc script above and tack on the -End parameter's scriptblock to go back to the parent drectory.
There's also a -Begin parameter. This scriptblock runs only once before the -Process scriptblock. It, like the -End scriptblock, isn't required either.
Can I -Confirm that it's not required?
Ah so it defaults that way!
That explains why I got the error message only once, and why I got all the way back to the "I:\" drive!
My first scriptblock, the one with my function ran once at the start, and then my second scriptblock, the one saying go back up a folder, ran around 20 times!
So if that's the case, all we need to do is specify that the -End scriptblock is actually the -End scriptblock!
I don't know if any other PowerShell cmdlet has this little quirk, especially since I haven't finished the book yet. It would be interesting to see what does though.
I do know that it would have taken one metric tonne of testing to figure this little peculiarity out for myself. Thankfully, there are loads of resources out there to help with learning, and I have all the time in the world to keep learning.
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Print out the following pages to make Santa's Mystery Train Book, a book for early fluent readers with fill-in-the blanks on each page.
There are two book pages on each printed page. Have the students cut each page in half along the dotted line. Staple the pages together at the left of the page, then read the book, copy the sentences, fill in the missing letter blanks, and color the pictures.
Skills practiced: reading, writing, spelling.
Reindeer are riding in the cattle car.
Candy canes are packed in the boxcar.
Gingerbread cookies are baking are in the dining car.
Snowmen are melting in the coach car.
Gifts are hidden in the baggage car.
The tree is in the red caboose.